July 3, 2022
We are so excited to hear that yet another Mountain Trip team has touched the frozen reaches of Denali's summit at 20,310' (6190m)! It is a big day to make the summit push, ranging from a 10 hour to 14 hour day. The team saw some of the most technical
July 3, 2022
The June 20 team made it back into High Camp late last night after a long day on the mountain. They tucked into warm bags after being out in the elements for several hours and I'm sure slept very hard. Today they will pack up and start making their way
July 3, 2022
This super stoked team made their way up to 17,200' (5242m)! They are now settled into High Camp. They retraced their steps from their cache day, first starting up the Bunny Hill for a couple of hours until they reached the fixed lines. Here, they attached their ascenders and scurried
July 2, 2022
Congratulations to our June 20 expedition team!! We have been so fortunate to see a lot of Mountain Trip West Buttress teams stand on Denali's frigid summit this year, and we are so stoked to be able to add this team to their ranks. Not an easy feat, this day
July 1, 2022
Gustavo Ziller called in from Team Brazil's camp in the broad Genet Basin at 14,200 feet on the West Buttress of Denali. The team rested today and organized themselves for moving up to 17,200 feet where they will establish their final camp of their ascent. Tomorrow, they will pack up
July 1, 2022
Well, this was kind of cool! Each team member of our June 22 West Buttress expedition took some time to share his or her favorite experiences thus far from their climb. It was really nice to hear each climber's voice and the warmth and comradeship in their voices was pretty
July 1, 2022
This is our last dispatch for the June 15 West Buttress Denali Ski team. The team has arrived back in civilization and everyone is doing well. They accomplished a pretty impressive ski descent, first from the summit at 20,310' (6190m) to High Camp at 17,200' (5242m). Then they descended through
June 30, 2022
The Brazil crew took some time to work on technical skills that they will need to be proficient at as they move higher up the mountain. One of these skills is using an ascender. An ascender is a progress capture device. An ascender is used on a fixed line. In this
June 30, 2022
Listening to this recording really warmed my heart. It is so nice to hear the wild rounds of laughter coming from a team cook tent. Everyone here is sitting on snow benches, probably wearing their down booties and down jackets. Not what your typically comfortable dinner looks like, but it
June 30, 2022
It's not an easy day, moving from 14,200' (4328m) to 17,200' (5242m). But it sounds like our crew here did an excellent job and found themselves some nice conditions and low traffic. Yesterday the team left camp and first climbed up a somewhat steep slope known fondly as the Bunny
